Backchat / Woollahra's Ghost Train, Death of Journalists in Gaza, A welcome lunch for Palestinian refugees, The strange rise of Sovereign Citizens and how do young Australians actually feel about changes to the First Home Buyers Grant?

30.08.25
Aired on 30.08.25, 9:00am
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PHILOXENIA FOR PALESTINIAN REFUGEES

This episode was produced by: Holly Payne, Jessica D'Souza, Gabriella Accaria, Jaspar McCahon-Boersmaand and Harrie Hastings

Executive producer: Sana Shaikh,

Hosts: Dani Zhang & Tanita Razaghi

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The spooky ghost train station of Woollahra
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Earlier this week, the Premier announced that the state will finally be completing work on the abandoned Woollahra train station and rezoning a swathe of the surrounding land in a bid to quote-unquote ‘rebalance’ growth across the city - Producer Holly Payne joins us in the studio for this paranormal investigation -
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The Coverage of journalists killed in Palestine - Are we doing enough?
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More than 200 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza by Israeli military forces since October 7, 2023. Producer Jessica D’Souza spoke to Adam Portelli, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance to ask; Is the Australian media doing enough to report the killings of their Palestinian colleagues? What does this mean for press freedom in war zones?
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‘Philoxenia’ a welcome lunch for refugees from Gaza
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Philo-ksenia, refers to the Greek tradition of hospitality - As thousands of Palestinian refugees arrive in Australia while their homeland is devastated, many face the challenge of finding a sense of belonging here. In Melbourne, Kon Karapanagiotidis, founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, is hosting Philoxenia - a community lunch for 250 Palestinian refugees from Gaza, offering food, solidarity, and welcome in a time of displacement. Kon joins producer Gabriella Accaria to talk about the initiative.
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The murky world of "Sovereign Citizens"
If you’re not chronically online (or are lucky enough to have a healthy view of reality) you may never have heard of them. Following a horrific shooting in Victoria on Tuesday their conspiratorial legal ideology has held headlines - Producer Jaspar set out to get a sense of how this twisted worldview works with help from researcher Dr Kaz Ross.
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How do young Australians feel about revisions to the First Home Buyers Grant?
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This past Monday, the government officially announced the revised First Home Buyers Grant would require hopeful bidders to only need a 5% deposit to purchase a property. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hopes this assists young people in purchasing their first homes sooner. Producer Elise Papaioannou spoke to young Australians currently trying to purchase their first homes to see what they think about the scheme.